Oct. 13, 2007 - Xander's Birthday Party

10132007 - Xanders Birthday 33, originally uploaded by Sean Whittier.

We decided to have a big shin-dig for Xander's birthday this year. Usually birthdays at our house are pretty low-key, but what the heck.

We invited all of Xander's friends, and when they arrived Xander gave them a cowboy hat and scarf. Then the kids could decorate their own paper grocery bag cowboy vest.
After everyone had arrived, we went to hand out the treat bags to all of the kids, but wouldn't you know it, Black Bart had stolen all of the goodies out of the bags. Fortunately he left a treasure map that one of the kids found. The map lead around our yard to different locations where Black Bart had dropped the goodies.

After the kids found all of their treasure, it was time to ride ponies. The ponies were so good, and gentle, and the kids loved them. They rode them time and time again. While the kids were taking turns riding the horses, we served a lunch of hot-dogs, baked beans, macaroni and cheese, and homemade root beer.

After lunch the kids did some more crafts like beading and tortilla teepees. When it was time for the ponies to go home, we fed them some carrots, then blew out the candles and ate cake. Xander's friends brought him lots of really cool toys. When asked what his favorite is, he says, "All of them".

We all had a lot of fun, but it will probably take a few months to fully recover.

Oct. 9, 2007 - Khai

10092007 - Khai 01, originally uploaded by Sean Whittier.

Nothing to report, just posted a few GQ pictures of Khai.

Oct. 6, 2007 - Soccer

10202007 - Soccer 12, originally uploaded by Sean Whittier.

Xander & Khai have both been playing soccer this fall, and they are both doing great. Last year, Xander would just stand in the middle of the field with his head down, sulking. This year he is one of the best players on the team. He has scored 2 or 3 goals, and does a really good job on defense.

Khai does a great job chasing the ball. It is so cute to see him running down the field with all his might. Until last week, he hadn't actually ever touched the ball. This last week there was some bad weather, and most of the players didn't show up (even Xander was home sick). Khai played the entire game, and kicked the ball lots of times, and had a lot of fun.

At this age, they don't keep score in the game, but as any father can tell you, our team usually scored between 8 and 10 goals to the opponents 2 or 3. We dominate!!! Most importantly, the kids have a lot of fun.